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BOYNE FALLS - Charlevoix County Sheriff Don Schneider wants an updated substation in Boyne Falls, but it's up to county commissioners to make the final call. “I'm embarrassed by what the substation looks like today,” he said. Schneider discussed his estimated $200,000 proposal on Wednesday with the Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners. Commissioners asked questions, raised concerns and referred the proposal to their buildings and grounds committee meeting later this month.

EAST JORDAN -- Charlevoix County native John Bernadyn is in a bad way. Bernadyn, 47, a U.S. Army veteran, is hospitalized in Grand Rapids with an aortic tear that threatens his life, as a host of machines work to keep him alive. To make matters worse, his employer fired him during his convalescence and his medical insurance company dropped him from coverage. That means hundreds of thousands of dollars in bills are stacking up and Bernadyn has no means to work or make payments.

BOYNE FALLS -- The Boyne Falls High School Class of 2013 will graduate Sunday, June 2. The top two students of the graduating class are valedictorian Crosby Boettger and salutatorian William Miller. Crosby maintained a 3.98 grade point average during his high school career and plans to attend the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City this fall to study to be an engineering officer. During high school Crosby participated in basketball, track, cross country, was a member of the National Honor Society and was class president.

MACKINAW CITY - The Boyne Falls High School boys' and girls' cross country teams made it a clean sweep Wednesday. The Loggers won both sides of a Northern Lakes Conference jamboree meet behind individual race winners Marcus Matelski and Erica Westbrook, who won in 18 minutes, 51 seconds and 21:04, respectively. The Logger boys finished first with 26 points, followed by Alba, 48; Mackinaw City, 82; and Wolverine, 116. On the girls side, Boyne Falls finished with 41 points, followed by Ellsworth, 60; Alba, 74; Mackinaw City and Wolverine.

Boyne Falls -- Boyne Falls United Methodist Church will host concessions at the Gospel Music Festival at the Antique Flywheelers grounds, north of Boyne Falls on U.S. 131, on Friday, Aug. 3. Being served are hamburgers, sloppy joes, hot dogs, kielbasa and lots of pies. The church will also have a bake sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, before, during and after the Polish Festival Parade. The church is located at 3057 Mill St., on the parade route.

BOYNE FALLS — Two current Boyne Falls school board members are running unopposed for two available seats on the board in the Tuesday, May 4 school election. Current board president William Bielas is seeking re-election to his second four-year term on the board. Current board treasurer Kurtis Wilson is seeking his third four-year term on the board. While there are no contested races in the district, voters will also have the opportunity to vote on a renewal for a Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District millage.

According to Boyne Falls village clerk Debbie Taylor, David Hague, who was arrested Tuesday, June 21, on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence, is the village marshal in Boyne Falls. Hague, 59, of East Jordan, was arraigned in Charlevoix County District Court Tuesday and released on a $5,000 bond after being arrested by the Michigan State Police. He is scheduled to appear at a pre-trial conference at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, in Charlevoix County District Court. Taylor said at this time the village council has not discussed or changed Hague's employment status.

BOYNE FALLS -- The Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners approved a $263,000 bid Wednesday night to construct a new sheriff substation in Boyne Falls to improve operations in the eastern half of the county. The winning bid went to Birchwood Construction, of Harbor Springs, on a unanimous vote. Charlevoix County Commissioners Robert Drebenstedt and Chris Christensen were absent. The present board members lamented not being able to take the lowest bidder at $41,000 less than the accepted amount, but the contracted did not enter all the requested paperwork.

HARBOR SPRINGS -- Ashley Dominic led all scorers with 22 points and Kaila Schutte added 10 as the Swordsmen downed the Loggers in a Northern Lakes Conference game. Harbor Light, which led 30-17 at halftime, improved to 9-4 overall, 8-2 league. The win was Harbor Light's second straight and its fifth in its last six starts. "We have played a lot of games in a short time span," Harbor Light coach Eric Huffman said. "But the girls played hard, the half-court defense was outstanding tonight.